WXV 2014 Fixture

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2014

(Note: All European Premiership matches and Asian Premiership Matches are also EurAsian Premiership matches, and all Africonia Premiership Matches and Americas Premeirship Matches are also AAP Alliance Premiership Matches)

Round 1   Rivalry Round   AFL Round 1 (two partial lockouts)   Ground
         
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Mexico City Suns   Colombia   Americas Premiership Match
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Toronto Wolves   Myanmar   
Berlin Brewers   v   London Royals   Ukraine   European Premiership Match
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Cape Town Cobras   Ethiopia   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
New York Revolution   v   Pacific Islanders   Iran   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Beijing Thunder   v   Wellington Warriors   Thailand   
PNL Reindeers   v   Seoul Magpies   Turkey   EurAsian Premiership Match
Dublin Destroyers   v   Cairo Sands   Dem. Rep. of Congo   
New Delhi Tigers   v   Tokyo Samurai   Pakistan   Asian Premiership Match

The obvious highlight is the Sao Paulo v Mexico City Grand Final re-match! These teams have faced each other in WXV matches 5 times (including 3 finals), with the Suns holding a 3-2 record over the Pumas. But the 160-150 victory to the Pumas in last year's GF will still burn the Suns, and amazingly this will be the 4th time in 5 matches the Suns will play the Pumas! (R17, QF, GF and R1). Conveniently located in Colombia - geographically between the two countries - this is a match all will tune into!

Moscow and Toronto have been finalists in 2012 and 2013, but have had disappointing results in August. Both teams will be looking to show some real improvement and make the league stand-up and take notice, and this is the definition of an 8-point match.

London looked set for finals in 2013 after a 6-2 record to begin the year (including victories over Moscow, Berlin and Dublin), but faded away badly to go 3-6 over the last 9 and miss out on the finals. Berlin looked out of the running after winning only 3 of 8 in the middle part of the season, before a 4-match winning streak saw them into the finals, and remarkably all the way to a top 4 finish. These two cities have a lot of history, and head to the Ukraine to continue a good rivalry.

Buenos Aires and Cape Town are the two teams that have gone closest to Premiership glory, without actually tasting it. Cape Town were the runner-up in 2012, before an early exit in 2013. While the Armadillos have lost twice in the Prelims (once to Cape Town, and one epically close encounter against the Pumas).

It will be the second time that New York and Pacific play in memory for New York's former player John McCarthy, with a cup in his name.

Beijing and Wellington have tracked together quite nicely - both finalists in 2012, both bottom 2 in 2013. 2014 promises to be hard seasons for both of them, and a win will set them up in good stead going forward.

PNL and Seoul score a lot of points, but not many wins. It wouldn't surprise me if this match was a draw.

Dublin and Cairo (Berlin aside) were the two most improved teams in 2013. So what better way to reward them by having them face off against each other in round 1.

New Delhi and Tokyo have been very low profile teams, and are looking at creating a lasting rivalry....
      
         
Round 2      AFL Round 2   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Tokyo Samurai   Fireball Stadium   
Cairo Sands   v   New Delhi Tigers   Borg El Arab Stadium   
Seoul Magpies   v   Dublin Destroyers   Seoul World Cup Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Wellington Warriors   v   PNL Reindeers   The Basin Reserve   
Pacific Islanders   v   Beijing Thunder   Linkbelt Oval, Aiwo, Nauru   
Cape Town Cobras   v   New York Revolution   Newlands Cricket Ground   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
London Royals   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   London Olympic Stadium   
Toronto Wolves   v   Berlin Brewers   Rogers Centre   
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Estadio do Pumas   
         
Highlights - Pacific v Beijing could be an early indicator for the spoon, with Beijing having two winnable matches to start the season, if they are 0-2 after this round, they will have a very tough year.

Berlin and Toronto face-off again, with the Brewers victory late last year crucial in shaping the finals.

Moscow get a stern test, facing off against a Sao Paulo team full of confidence.
         
Round 3      AFL Round 3   
         
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Mexico City Suns   Luzhniki Stadium   
Berlin Brewers   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Berlin Olympic Stadium   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Toronto Wolves   Estadio de River   Americas Premiership Match
New York Revolution   v   London Royals   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   
Beijing Thunder   v   Cape Town Cobras   Beijing Olympic Park   
PNL Reindeers   v   Pacific Islanders   State de France   
Dublin Destroyers   v   Wellington Warriors   Crooke Park   
New Delhi Tigers   v   Seoul Magpies   Tata Stadium   Asian Premiership Match
Tokyo Samurai   v   Cairo Sands   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   
         
Highlights - Moscow was the only blemish in Mexico City's 2013 H&A season, they would like to rectify that bit of history! Buenos Aires v Toronto an important game for both, while an 8-point match shapes for New York and London.
         
Round 4      AFL Round 4   
         
New Delhi Tigers   v   Mexico City Suns   Tata Stadium   
Tokyo Samurai   v   Dublin Destroyers   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Cairo Sands   v   PNL Reindeers   Borg El Arab Stadium   
Seoul Magpies   v   Beijing Thunder   Seoul World Cup Stadium   Asian Premiership Match
Wellington Warriors   v   New York Revolution   The Basin Reserve   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Pacific Islanders   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Linkbelt Oval, Aiwo, Nauru   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Cape Town Cobras   v   Berlin Brewers   Newlands Cricket Ground   
London Royals   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   London Olympic Stadium   European Premiership Match
Toronto Wolves   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Rogers Centre   Americas Premiership Match
         
Highlights - I think the Cape Town v Berlin match will say a lot about both teams, while Tokyo will be looking to show what they can do against a heavily backed Dublin. I also like the look of Cairo v PNL, and Seoul v Beijing, as true indicators of what each team can bring.
         
Round 5      AFL Round 5 (partial lock out)   
         
Berlin Brewers   v   Mexico City Suns   Berlin Olympic Stadium   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Estadio de River   
New York Revolution   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   Americas Premiership Match
Beijing Thunder   v   Toronto Wolves   Beijing Olympic Park   
PNL Reindeers   v   London Royals   Stade du Ray   European Premiership Match
Dublin Destroyers   v   Cape Town Cobras   Crooke Park   
New Delhi Tigers   v   Pacific Islanders   Wipro Stadium   
Tokyo Samurai   v   Wellington Warriors   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   
Cairo Sands   v   Seoul Magpies   Borg El Arab Stadium   

Highlights - A replay of the epic Prelim thrashing that Mexico City gave Berlin is on the cards, while 2013 H&A Top 4 Buenos Aires and Moscow face off. London and PNL look evenly matches, while New Delhi v Pacific and Tokyo v Wellington will prove crucial matches for last year's bottom 5.         
         
Round 6      AFL Round 6   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Seoul Magpies   Fireball Stadium   
Wellington Warriors   v   Cairo Sands   The Basin Reserve   Africonia Premiership Match
Pacific Islanders   v   Tokyo Samurai   Tuanaimato International Stadium, Samoa   
Cape Town Cobras   v   New Delhi Tigers   Newlands Cricket Ground   
London Royals   v   Dublin Destroyers   London Olympic Stadium   European Premiership Match & British Isles Cup
Toronto Wolves   v   PNL Reindeers   Rogers Centre   
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Beijing Thunder   Estadio do Pumas   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   New York Revolution   Luzhniki Stadium   Peace Cup
Berlin Brewers   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Berlin Olympic Stadium   

Highlights!
- ANZAC day weekend! Plus we have TWO Cups being played for this round.

British Isles Cup between London and Dublin, with London holding a 2-0 lead. Can Dublin take the cup to Ireland for the first time?

Peace Cup between former cold war participants Moscow and New York, with the ledger stuck at 1-1.

And this will always be a big game for Wellington for ANZAC day, and they are at home against Cairo for the occasion.
         
         
Round 7      AFL Round 7   
         
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Mexico City Suns   Estadio de River   Americas Premiership Match
New York Revolution   v   Berlin Brewers   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   
Beijing Thunder   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Beijing Olympic Park   EurAsian Premiership Match
PNL Reindeers   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Stade de Gerland   
Dublin Destroyers   v   Toronto Wolves   Crooke Park   
New Delhi Tigers   v   London Royals   Wipro Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Tokyo Samurai   v   Cape Town Cobras   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   
Cairo Sands   v   Pacific Islanders   Borg El Arab Stadium   Africonia Premiership Match
Seoul Magpies   v   Wellington Warriors   Seoul World Cup Stadium   

Highlights   - Buenos Aires v Mexico City shapes up as a huge clash, with the Armadillos taking on their 5th 2013 top 8 team in 7 rounds. We also have a look at two of the youngest teams in the comp, with Seoul and Wellington taking on each other.      
         
Round 8      AFL Round 8 + scores from Adelaide, North Melbourne, Gold Cost, Richmond, Collingwood and Geelong in Round 9. ROLLING LOCK-OUT.   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Wellington Warriors   Fireball Stadium   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Pacific Islanders   v   Seoul Magpies   Tuanaimato International Stadium, Samoa   
Cape Town Cobras   v   Cairo Sands   Newlands Cricket Ground   Africonia Premiership Match & African Cup
London Royals   v   Tokyo Samurai   London Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Toronto Wolves   v   New Delhi Tigers   Rogers Centre   
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Dublin Destroyers   Estadio do Pumas   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   PNL Reindeers   Luzhniki Stadium   European Premiership Match
Berlin Brewers   v   Beijing Thunder   Berlin Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   New York Revolution   Estadio de River   Americas Premiership Match

Highlights - the only time for the season where a ROLLING lock-out will be used! Each team can edit there players up until the start of each match, with a strict NO EDITING policy.

African Cup between 2013 finalists Cape Town and Cairo shapes up as a ripper, with Cape Town holding a 2-0 advantage that Cairo - a team picked for big things - won't like at all.

Pacific v Seoul, London v Tokyo and an extremely interesting game between Sao Paulo and Dublin shape up as massive clashes.
         
         
Representative Round      AFL Round 9 scores from St. Kilda, Sydney, Brisbane, Essenson, Fremantle, Melbourne and AFL Round 10   
         
EurAsia   v   AAP Alliance   Paterson's Stadium
Indigenous All-Stars   v   International   Gabba
NSW/ACT/Tas   v   Qld/NT   Sydney Cricket Ground
South Australia   v   Western Australia   Adelaide Oval
Vic Country   v   Vic Metro   Melbourne Cricket Ground

Highlights - Also rolling lock-out for the coaches keen. EurAsia and the AAP Alliance are locked at 1-1 each following EurAsia's stunning upset last year coached by Ringo. We also have an All-Victorian affair.         
         
         
Round 9      AFL Round 11 (partial lock-out)   
         
New York Revolution   v   Mexico City Suns   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   Americas Premiership Match
Beijing Thunder   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Beijing Olympic Park   
PNL Reindeers   v   Berlin Brewers   State de France   European Premiership Match & European Cup
Dublin Destroyers   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Crooke Park   European Premiership Match
New Delhi Tigers   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Tata Stadium   
Tokyo Samurai   v   Toronto Wolves   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   
Cairo Sands   v   London Royals   Borg El Arab Stadium   
Seoul Magpies   v   Cape Town Cobras   Seoul World Cup Stadium   
Wellington Warriors   v   Pacific Islanders   The Basin Reserve   Africonia Premiership Match & Oceania Cup
            
         
Highlights

European Cup to be played in France, with PNL hoping they can finally take the trophy home against a Berlin team looking to go a step or 2 better this year.

Oceania Cup has Wellington up 2-0 against the Pacific (despite Wellington's last placed finish in 2013), the Islanders have been starved off success and would love something in a trophy cabinet.

I like the look of Dublin v Moscow also.
         
Round 10      AFL Round 12 (partial lock-out)   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Pacific Islanders   Fireball Stadium   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Cape Town Cobras   v   Wellington Warriors   Newlands Cricket Ground   Africonia Premiership Match
London Royals   v   Seoul Magpies   London Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Toronto Wolves   v   Cairo Sands   Rogers Centre   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Tokyo Samurai   Estadio do Pumas   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   New Delhi Tigers   Luzhniki Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Berlin Brewers   v   Dublin Destroyers   Berlin Olympic Stadium   European Premiership Match
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   PNL Reindeers   Estadio de River   
New York Revolution   v   Beijing Thunder   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   
         
Highlights - London v Seoul could be intriguing, while Dublin look set to test there premiership candidacy against last year's prelim finalist Berlin.

         
Round 11      AFL Round 13   
         
Beijing Thunder   v   Mexico City Suns   Beijing Olympic Park   
PNL Reindeers   v   New York Revolution   Stade de Gerland   
Dublin Destroyers   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Crooke Park   
New Delhi Tigers   v   Berlin Brewers   Nepal   EurAsian Premiership Match
Tokyo Samurai   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Cairo Sands   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Borg El Arab Stadium   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Seoul Magpies   v   Toronto Wolves   Seoul World Cup Stadium   
Wellington Warriors   v   London Royals   The Basin Reserve   
Pacific Islanders   v   Cape Town Cobras   BSP Stadium, Suva, Fiji   Africonia Premiership Match
         
Highlights - PNL and New York looks an 8 point match, Tokyo will look to take it up to Moscow and Dublin and Buenos Aires could have serious impacts on the top 4. However, my highlight has to be Cairo v Sao Paulo in a replay of last year's terrific Semi Final where Sao Paulo turned around there bad form against an unlucky Cairo.
         
Round 12      AFL Round 14   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Cape Town Cobras   Fireball Stadium   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
London Royals   v   Pacific Islanders   London Olympic Stadium   
Toronto Wolves   v   Wellington Warriors   Rogers Centre   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Seoul Magpies   Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Cairo Sands   Luzhniki Stadium   
Berlin Brewers   v   Tokyo Samurai   Berlin Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   New Delhi Tigers   Estadio de River   
New York Revolution   v   Dublin Destroyers   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   
Beijing Thunder   v   PNL Reindeers   Beijing Olympic Park   EurAsian Premiership Match
         
Highlights - A replay of the 2012 Grand Final, but Cape Town are a very different team to the won from 2 years ago.

         
Round 13      AFL Round 15   
         
PNL Reindeers   v   Mexico City Suns   Stade du Ray   
Dublin Destroyers   v   Beijing Thunder   Crooke Park   EurAsian Premiership Match
New Delhi Tigers   v   New York Revolution   Nepal   
Tokyo Samurai   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   
Cairo Sands   v   Berlin Brewers   Borg El Arab Stadium   
Seoul Magpies   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Seoul World Cup Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Wellington Warriors   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   The Basin Reserve   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Pacific Islanders   v   Toronto Wolves   Oakley Arena, Tonga   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Cape Town Cobras   v   London Royals   Newlands Cricket Ground   


Highlights - New Delhi, New York, New-pal, new rivalry, new results? Cairo v Berlin is a match that could have punters scratching their head, and Cape Town v London is a game neither will want to drop.         
         
Round 14      AFL Round 16   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   London Royals   Guadalajara   
Toronto Wolves   v   Cape Town Cobras   Rogers Centre   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Pacific Islanders   Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Wellington Warriors   Luzhniki Stadium   
Berlin Brewers   v   Seoul Magpies   Berlin Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Cairo Sands   Estadio de River   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
New York Revolution   v   Tokyo Samurai   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   
Beijing Thunder   v   New Delhi Tigers   Beijing Olympic Park   Asian Premiership Match & Billions Cup
PNL Reindeers   v   Dublin Destroyers   State de France   European Premiership Match
         
Highlights - Toronto v Cape Town should be a great match between last year's two beaten elimination finalists, Buenos Aires v Cairo also a solid encounter.

Billions Cup Beijing have never won a Billions Cup, and New Delhi - who have not much else - would want to keep the trophy on Indian soil.
         
Round 15      AFL Round 17   
         
Dublin Destroyers   v   Mexico City Suns   Crooke Park   
New Delhi Tigers   v   PNL Reindeers   Tata Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Tokyo Samurai   v   Beijing Thunder   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   Asian Premiership Match
Cairo Sands   v   New York Revolution   Borg El Arab Stadium   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Seoul Magpies   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Seoul World Cup Stadium   
Wellington Warriors   v   Berlin Brewers   The Basin Reserve   
Pacific Islanders   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   BSP Stadium, Suva, Fiji   
Cape Town Cobras   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Newlands Cricket Ground   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
London Royals   v   Toronto Wolves   London Olympic Stadium   

Highlights - Mexico City will head to Dublin for what promises to be a tough run home, while Dublin could really show if they can walk-the-walk. London v Toronto and Tokyo v Beijing has an important feel also.
         
         
Round 16      AFL Round 18 (partial lock-out)   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Toronto Wolves   Guadalajara   Americas Premiership Match & North American Cup
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   London Royals   Estadio do Pumas   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Cape Town Cobras   Luzhniki Stadium   
Berlin Brewers   v   Pacific Islanders   Berlin Olympic Stadium   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Wellington Warriors   Estadio de River   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
New York Revolution   v   Seoul Magpies   Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor   
Beijing Thunder   v   Cairo Sands   Beijing Olympic Park   
PNL Reindeers   v   Tokyo Samurai   State de France   EurAsian Premiership Match
Dublin Destroyers   v   New Delhi Tigers   Crooke Park   EurAsian Premiership Match

Highlights - PNL v Tokyo I see as an important match for both, same with New York v Seoul.

North American Cup will be played out between Mexico City v Toronto with the ledger square at 1-1.         
         
Round 17      AFL Round 19 (partial lock-out)   
         
Mexico City Suns   v   Cairo Sands   Fireball Stadium   AAP Alliance Premiership Match
Seoul Magpies   v   Tokyo Samurai   Seoul World Cup Stadium   Asian Premiership Match & Asian Cup
Wellington Warriors   v   New Delhi Tigers   The Basin Reserve   
Pacific Islanders   v   Dublin Destroyers   Oakley Arena, Tonga   
Cape Town Cobras   v   PNL Reindeers   Newlands Cricket Ground   
London Royals   v   Beijing Thunder   London Olympic Stadium   EurAsian Premiership Match
Toronto Wolves   v   New York Revolution   Rogers Centre   Americas Premiership Match
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Estadio do Pumas   Americas Premiership Match & Rhythm (South American Cup)
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Berlin Brewers   Luzhniki Stadium   European Premiership Match

Highlights - the final round, and no doubt minor premierships, top 4, top 8 and wooden spoon spots could be on the line!

Rhythm (South American) Cup has to be the highlight of the round! Some epic encounters over this competition, and in the Champions League, but Buenos Aires have not defeated Sao Paulo in 4 WXV matches - including last year's crazy close preliminary final.

Asian Cup will see Seoul and Tokyo take look for points, with Seoul having a 2-0 edge over Tokyo.

Mexico City v Cairo could be huge, as could Moscow v Berlin. In fact last year's top 6 will play each other in this round!
         
         
Finals, Week 1      AFL Round 20   
Semi Finals      AFL Round 21   
Prelim Finals      AFL Round 22   
Grand Final      AFL Round 23   

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The fixtures for the Regional Premierships (yes, I know the home games aren't even - but it will switch next year!)

Africonia Fixture

Decided over Six consecutive rounds from WXV rounds 6 to 11! (Entirely on purpose, honest). Can Cape Town make it three in a row? Cairo would have to be favourite, with Wellington and Pacific fighting it out for last? But stranger things have happened!

Wellington Warriors   v   Cairo Sands   The Basin Reserve   Round 6   
Cairo Sands   v   Pacific Islanders   Borg El Arab Stadium   Round 7   
Cape Town Cobras   v   Cairo Sands   Newlands Cricket Ground   Round 8   African Cup
Wellington Warriors   v   Pacific Islanders   The Basin Reserve   Round 9   Oceania Cup
Cape Town Cobras   v   Wellington Warriors   Newlands Cricket Ground   Round 10   
Pacific Islanders   v   Cape Town Cobras   BSP Stadium, Suva, Fiji   Round 11   

Americas Fixture

A very competitive field! I can't split the Suns/Pumas/Armadillos for this, while Toronto aren't out of the running either. Poor New York is 0-8 after 2 years of competition. The last 2 rounds likely decides this!

Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Mexico City Suns   Colombia   Round 1   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Toronto Wolves   Estadio de River   Round 3   
Toronto Wolves   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Rogers Centre   Round 4   
New York Revolution   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   Round 5   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Mexico City Suns   Estadio de River   Round 7   
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   New York Revolution   Estadio de River   Round 8   
New York Revolution   v   Mexico City Suns   MetLife Stadium, New Jersey   Round 9   
Mexico City Suns   v   Toronto Wolves   Guadalajara   Round 16   North American Cup
Toronto Wolves   v   New York Revolution   Rogers Centre   Round 17   
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Estadio do Pumas   Round 17   Rhythm Cup

Asian Fixture

New Delhi have miracolously won both years - despite being the lowest scoring team and the second lowest scoring team in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Can they do it again? This will be a very competitive Region (like the Americas, but opposite!). I'll back Tokyo for the win, but without any confidence.

New Delhi Tigers   v   Tokyo Samurai   Pakistan   Round 1   
New Delhi Tigers   v   Seoul Magpies   Tata Stadium   Round 3   
Seoul Magpies   v   Beijing Thunder   Seoul World Cup Stadium   Round 4   
Beijing Thunder   v   New Delhi Tigers   Beijing Olympic Park   Round 14   Billions Cup
Tokyo Samurai   v   Beijing Thunder   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   Round 15   
Seoul Magpies   v   Tokyo Samurai   Seoul World Cup Stadium   Round 17   Asian Cup

Europe Fixture

Moscow and London are the premiers from 2012 and 2013, and both will be in the running this year. PNL always a dark horse, while Berlin is on a hattrick of spoons! But, Dublin will be the favourite to take this out. In a quirk of the fixture, all of London's matches are done after round 6.

Berlin Brewers   v   London Royals   Ukraine   Round 1   
London Royals   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   London Olympic Stadium   Round 4   
PNL Reindeers   v   London Royals   Stade du Ray   Round 5   
London Royals   v   Dublin Destroyers   London Olympic Stadium   Round 6   British Isles Cup
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   PNL Reindeers   Luzhniki Stadium   Round 8   
PNL Reindeers   v   Berlin Brewers   State de France   Round 9   European Cup
Dublin Destroyers   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Crooke Park   Round 9   
Berlin Brewers   v   Dublin Destroyers   Berlin Olympic Stadium   Round 10   
PNL Reindeers   v   Dublin Destroyers   State de France   Round 14   
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   Berlin Brewers   Luzhniki Stadium   Round 17   

AAP Alliance Fixture

(Note: Africonia and Americas matches contribute to this premiership)

An Americas team will have to be favourite to take this out, but Cairo could prove difficult. Sao Paulo and Mexico City have taken out this premiership undefeated, before going on to not win the overall flag!

Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Cape Town Cobras   Ethiopia   Round 1
New York Revolution   v   Pacific Islanders   Iran   Round 1
Cape Town Cobras   v   New York Revolution   Newlands Cricket Ground   Round 2
Wellington Warriors   v   New York Revolution   The Basin Reserve   Round 4
Pacific Islanders   v   Buenos Aires Armadillos   Linkbelt Oval, Aiwo, Nauru   Round 4
Mexico City Suns   v   Wellington Warriors   Fireball Stadium   Round 8
Mexico City Suns   v   Pacific Islanders   Fireball Stadium   Round 10
Toronto Wolves   v   Cairo Sands   Rogers Centre   Round 10
Cairo Sands   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Borg El Arab Stadium   Round 11
Mexico City Suns   v   Cape Town Cobras   Fireball Stadium   Round 12
Toronto Wolves   v   Wellington Warriors   Rogers Centre   Round 12
Wellington Warriors   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   The Basin Reserve   Round 13
Pacific Islanders   v   Toronto Wolves   Oakley Arena, Tonga   Round 13
Toronto Wolves   v   Cape Town Cobras   Rogers Centre   Round 14
Sao Paulo Pumas   v   Pacific Islanders   Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru   Round 14
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Cairo Sands   Estadio de River   Round 14
Cairo Sands   v   New York Revolution   Borg El Arab Stadium   Round 15
Cape Town Cobras   v   Sao Paulo Pumas   Newlands Cricket Ground   Round 15
Buenos Aires Armadillos   v   Wellington Warriors   Estadio de River   Round 16
Mexico City Suns   v   Cairo Sands   Fireball Stadium   Round 17

EurAsia Fixture

(Note: Europe and Asian matches contribute to this fixture)

This premiership was decided by only 0.01% with Moscow pipping London, with Dublin and Berlin not that far behind either. The theme? It seems unlikely that an Asian team will knock of one of the Europeans for the flag.

PNL Reindeers   v   Seoul Magpies   Turkey   Round 1
Seoul Magpies   v   Dublin Destroyers   Seoul World Cup Stadium   Round 2
Tokyo Samurai   v   Dublin Destroyers   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   Round 4
Beijing Thunder   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Beijing Olympic Park   Round 7
New Delhi Tigers   v   London Royals   Wipro Stadium   Round 7
London Royals   v   Tokyo Samurai   London Olympic Stadium   Round 8
Berlin Brewers   v   Beijing Thunder   Berlin Olympic Stadium   Round 8
London Royals   v   Seoul Magpies   London Olympic Stadium   Round 10
Moscow Spetsnaz   v   New Delhi Tigers   Luzhniki Stadium   Round 10
New Delhi Tigers   v   Berlin Brewers   Nepal   Round 11
Tokyo Samurai   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Tokyo Olympic Stadium   Round 11
Berlin Brewers   v   Tokyo Samurai   Berlin Olympic Stadium   Round 12
Beijing Thunder   v   PNL Reindeers   Beijing Olympic Park   Round 12
Dublin Destroyers   v   Beijing Thunder   Crooke Park   Round 13
Seoul Magpies   v   Moscow Spetsnaz   Seoul World Cup Stadium   Round 13
Berlin Brewers   v   Seoul Magpies   Berlin Olympic Stadium   Round 14
New Delhi Tigers   v   PNL Reindeers   Tata Stadium   Round 15
PNL Reindeers   v   Tokyo Samurai   State de France   Round 16
Dublin Destroyers   v   New Delhi Tigers   Crooke Park   Round 16
London Royals   v   Beijing Thunder   London Olympic Stadium   Round 17

[ossie85]

Full fixture up!

I can still change home grounds if you prefer, let me know....

[Holz]

round 8 is my biggest match of the season.

im hoping to go into it 6-1 or better.

high expectations this year, will depend on injuries. At full strengh i dont think many teams can match me. Once injuries roll around I could be hit hard.

[Purple 77]

Dam, my first 6 rounds are tough. I play 2012's top 4, in 4 consecutive weeks!

I'd be lucky to get a 2 or 3 wins there, hell, even 1.

[Jukes]

Toronto, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, London and Buenos Aires to start the season

Cheers :)

[ossie85]

Toronto, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, London and Buenos Aires to start the season

Cheers :)

Bunch of bunnies :P

[CrowsFan]

Hey ossie, just a heads up that due to the FIFA World Cup taking place between June 12 and July 13, the Sao Paulo matches against Seoul Magpies (round 12) and Pacific Islanders (round 14) will not be held in Brazil.

The match against Seoul will instead be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. Whilst the round 14 clash against the Islanders will be played at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru.

If you wouldn't mind updating the fixtures that would be great :) Sorry I didn't tell you earlier...

[ossie85]

Hey ossie, just a heads up that due to the FIFA World Cup taking place between June 12 and July 13, the Sao Paulo matches against Seoul Magpies (round 12) and Pacific Islanders (round 14) will not be held in Brazil.

The match against Seoul will instead be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. Whilst the round 14 clash against the Islanders will be played at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru.

If you wouldn't mind updating the fixtures that would be great :) Sorry I didn't tell you earlier...

That's ok CF, have managed to come to an agreement with FIFA that our competition is far more important. But, to keep the peace, I'll let them know we've had a change of heart and let them play in Brazil over those weekends.

[Master Q]

Should be 2-0 after Round 2.

[CrowsFan]

Hey ossie, just a heads up that due to the FIFA World Cup taking place between June 12 and July 13, the Sao Paulo matches against Seoul Magpies (round 12) and Pacific Islanders (round 14) will not be held in Brazil.

The match against Seoul will instead be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. Whilst the round 14 clash against the Islanders will be played at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru.

If you wouldn't mind updating the fixtures that would be great :) Sorry I didn't tell you earlier...

That's ok CF, have managed to come to an agreement with FIFA that our competition is far more important. But, to keep the peace, I'll let them know we've had a change of heart and let them play in Brazil over those weekends.

Cheers os. There may or may not have been some under the table money given to the Pumas for their cooperation during this time. There were rumours going round that a statue of the head coach may be made in his honour with the money, but that is just a rumour...

Plus it will be good to play in the neighbouring countries to promote the game further in South America :)

[Nige]

Fairly sure we had like a 10 game win streak to end last season...

And I daresay a 10 game win streak to start 2014 isn't impossible.  :P :-X ;)

[Nails]

I don't want cape town as rivals

I want more proper rival >:(

[Nige]

I don't want cape town as rivals

I want more proper rival >:(

Can your fossils not withstand the Ethiopian sun?  :P

[Toga]

Should be 2-0 after Round 2.

Definitely do-able for us this season, I'm hopeful we might get a few more wins on the board.

Actually having a forward line this year is sure to help :P 8)